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Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

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S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"

In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.

Air Disasters

S18, EP22 "Ripped Apart"

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

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S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"

The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.

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S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"

Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.

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S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure — but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind it.

Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
Starring: Andrew Gillies, David Guthrie, Dom Fiore, Eric Craig, Frank Nakashima, Jamie Spilchuk, Jonathan Aris, Kordo Doski, Michael Goldlist, Noah Davis, Rowan Vickers, Sean Baek, Shauna Bradley, Steven Gallagher, Tyler McMaster
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
21 seasons available on demand
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